“I like to think I’m good in the air, that I can read the game and I’m not slow.

“I’m definitely excited to be here, Dean Keates was my team-mate at Wrexham and he told me he had one of the best periods of his career at London Road.”

Knight-Percival is the first of numerous close season signings Posh are expected to make ahead of their July training camp in Portugal.

Posh are keeping their transfer cards close to their chest though. The club have not commented on reports that they have bid for free-scoring Fleetwood striker Jamie Vardy, scorer of 31 goals in 34 starts for the Blue Square Premier Division champions last season.